Norway Escapes Scotland On Missed Opportunities
What a weekend in Hampden Park! Norway played its second match against second seeded Scotland in Group 9 of the FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying Round. Although the entire game was scoreless, all 90+ minutes were full of suspense.
John Carew and Steffen Iversen, Norway’s current leading scorers (Both are tied at the top! Imagine the chances of that!), both had advantageous opportunities throughout the game to put Norway on the board. However, neither could deliver a ball to the back of the net. John Carew had the best opportunity, but great defending by Scotland’s Gary Naysmith and Gary Caldwell foiled any chances at that moment. Despite not putting up the points, Carew and Iversen proved Norway as an incredibly potent offense!
Speaking of missed opportunities, Scotland caught Norwegian goal-keeper, Jon Knudsen, with his pants down (Not literally of course!). Gary Naysmith snuck the ball across keeper Knudsen to Chris Iwelumo, a Scottish rookie making his big debut at home, leaving the goal wide open only to have Iwelumo miss the target from only a few meters away. This incredibly lucky turn of events on Norway’s behalf stunned the Scottish home crowd into complete and utter silence! Imagine!
Saturday’s tie puts Norway at a mere 2 points after two games of qualifying. Holland is leading the group with 6 points after 2 wins, but Norway will be able to hold them at only 6 points after the two teams face off Wednesday, October 15th. Scotland, meanwhile, sit at 4 points from 3 games after receiving the 1 point from Saturday’s tie.
Although a Norwegian victory would have been much preferred leading up to Wednesday’s big game, the tie will definitely suffice as Norway proved it’s worth in Group 9.
Related Posts
Subscribe
|
Print
|
Share
|
Comments


They seriously did miss some major opportunities. Their loss. Or not. You know what I mean. http://www.soccershop.com




what is the name of player number 11# ?
Posted from
Finland


Comments are closed
Send Your Tips!
Email tips[at]worldcupblog[dot]org
Norway Club Football News
- Would You Rather: Club Win the League? Or Country Win the World Cup?
- Daily Dose: October 11th, 2009.
- The Atlantic League: A European Not-Quite-Super-But Still-Quite-Good-League for Celtic, Rangers and Others
- Is Watching Football on the Internet The Future?
- The FFT100 - Agree? Disagree?
More Europe Blogs
France World Cup Blog
790 Articles | 10,309 Comments
Croatia World Cup Blog
192 Articles | 1,821 Comments
Czech Republic World Cup Blog
196 Articles | 320 Comments
England World Cup Team Blog
811 Articles | 2,769 Comments
Germany World Cup Blog Blog
485 Articles | 3,098 Comments
Italy World Cup Blog
567 Articles | 21,784 Comments
Netherlands World Cup Blog
2,013 Articles | 26,934 Comments
Poland World Cup Blog
352 Articles | 4,198 Comments
Portugal World Cup Blog
453 Articles | 7,016 Comments
Serbia World Cup Team Blog
168 Articles | 847 Comments
Spain World Cup Blog
235 Articles | 1,926 Comments
Sweden World Cup Blog
151 Articles | 318 Comments
Switzerland World Cup Blog
217 Articles | 327 Comments
Ukraine World Cup Team Blog
120 Articles | 806 Comments
Greece World Cup Blog
142 Articles | 70 Comments
Russia World Cup Blog
81 Articles | 143 Comments
Scotland World Cup Team Blog
101 Articles | 108 Comments
Ireland World Cup Team Blog
55 Articles | 121 Comments
Norway World Cup Team Blog
9 Articles | 6 Comments
Turkey World Cup Blog
39 Articles | 293 Comments
Romania World Cup Blog
78 Articles | 281 Comments
Austria World Cup Blog
111 Articles | 117 Comments
Denmark World Cup Team Blog
8 Articles | 27 Comments
Albania World Cup Team Blog
4 Articles | 8 Comments
Belgium World Cup Team Blog
49 Articles | 59 Comments
Wales World Cup Team Blog
61 Articles | 17 Comments
Bosnia World Cup Team Blog
31 Articles | 87 Comments
Israel World Cup Team Blog
22 Articles | 18 Comments
Monthly Archives
World 







